Where does “saastaisuus” come from?

saastaisuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish saastainen, from Finnish saasta, from Proto-Finnic saasta.

saastaisuus (Finnish): filthiness, foulness, dirtiness

Definitions

  1. filthiness, foulness, dirtiness

Ancestry of “saastaisuus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsaastainenfoul, dirty
2Finnishsaastafilth
3Proto-Finnicsaasta
Every word from Proto-Finnic saastaEvery word from Finnish saastaEvery word from Finnish saastainen